Starvation Diets Don't Work!

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Everybody knows that calories are the enemy when you are trying to lose weight, and that more calories equals more weight gained. Therefore, most people believe that losing weight is as simple as cutting way back on calories.

It's just simple mathematics, right?

After all, if you're eating 3,000 calories per day and you cut back to 1,000 calories per day, then those extra 2,000 calories have will be burned from your body and cause you to lose weight.

It's as simple as 2 + 2 equals 4, right? Well, this is not exactly true.

First, let's talk about the average person who begins a diet. The scenario usually goes something like this...

One day you look in the mirror and you finally get fed up with the way your body looks (or the way that your clothes fit) - and on this day you get "angry" with yourself, and you begin cutting way back on calories in an attempt to starve yourself thinner.

So you officially begin your "starvation diet."

On the first day you skip breakfast altogether (after all, you're so filled with anger and motivation that it's easy to skip breakfast).

Then, a few hours later your motivation quickly gives way to severe hunger - since your body is not accustomed to being without calories for so long.

Finally, by lunchtime you're so hungry that you feel weak and miserable, but yet you tell yourself that you can make it through this tough hunger (after all, you don't want to look like a quitter to your friends and family who know that you're dieting).

So you have a small piece of fruit for lunch perhaps, bravely trying to stick to your plan of starving yourself thin.

Then, hours later when dinnertime arrives you're so hungry and weak that you have a big migraine headache - and you're beginning to realize that starving yourself might not be such a good idea after all.

However, you try to hold out for another day or two on this miserable diet - since nobody likes to feel like a quitter.

So you'll probably hold out for another day or two, making yourself miserable in the meantime.

There are even some brave dieters who may hold out for a week or so, possibly even 2 weeks for the bravest of dieters.

However, regardless of how long you hold out -- the result is still the same.

You see, even after 2 weeks of starving you won't have made any noticeable difference to your body when you look in the mirror.

Why?

Simple, because the weight lost during a starvation diet is largely water weight, not real weight loss. This water weight will be gained back immediately when you stop dieting and begin eating normally again.

Also, when you starve yourself your body begins burning fewer calories each day -- so even though you're eating fewer calories each day you must remember that your body is also burning fewer calories.

For example, let's say that you normally eat 2,500 calories per day (before you begin dieting). Then, you suddenly try to starve yourself by eating only 1,000 calories per day.

Guess what?

Even though you're eating 1,500 fewer calories per day your body will begin burning 1,500 fewer calories per day - so your weight will remain the same even though you're starving yourself.

When your body begins burning fewer calories it's called a weight loss "plateau." This is why virtually all starvation dieters cannot make the scale go down after about 2 weeks of dieting.

This is why even the most determined of "starvation dieters" always fail after just a couple of weeks.

The truth is that "noticeable" weight loss simply cannot be achieved by starvation, and it's pointless to even try that type of diet.

True weight loss can only be achieved by giving your body the right types of calories at the right times each day. Your body is like a big engine, and the truth is that it needs all 3 types of calories (protein, carbs, and fat) to some degree.

The best way to lose weight is to effectively manage these 3 types of calories, so that your body receives the proper amount of protein, the proper amount of carbs - and also the proper amount of fat each day.

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Lose Weight With a Food Diary

When you’re trying to lose weight, one of the smartest and easiest steps you can take is to keep a food diary. A food diary is just like what it sounds—a notebook in which you record your daily food intake. You can track of a number of things in your food diary (like your daily weight loss, the amount of calories you eat per meal, your exercise plan, etc.) or you can keep it simple, but in either case, this is a great way in which to help yourself stick to a weight loss plan.

There are a number of pieces of information you can record in your food diary. First, consider just listing your daily menu. This will help you actually see what you eat on any given day and notice patterns of unhealthy eating that you never considered before. Some like to also record calories, protein, fiber, fat, and other nutrients. Portion size may be recorded as well. If you truly want to use diary format, you can also list the reasons you are eating other than hunger, the cravings you experience, and your feelings about your diet on any given day. You can also list any problems or concerns that you encounter on your diet so that you can ask others for help. (Try joining diet forums with help for your diet questions.) It’s your diary, so do what is right for you.

When you start a food diary, keep in mind that you don’t have to keep a traditional journal by the bed with a lock and key. You can use whatever kind of recording and writing tools you like best. For some people, the traditional journal or just a plain notebook works fine. You can also keep a food diary on your computer. Simply open up a word processing program and keep the icon on your desktop. Others like to use Excel or other data entry programs, which help quite a lot when it comes to adding totals (for calories or pounds lost) at the end of the day. You can keep your food diary on a laptop or palm pilot, or slip a notebook into your bag during the day—whatever works best for your lifestyle.

Remember to update your food diary very day and review it at the end of each week in order to track your progress. You may wish to note in your diary when you hit certain weight loss goals or when your weight loss is at a standstill in order to look for causes. You can show your diary to your doctor or other diet professionals to make sure that you are staying healthy as well.

Food diaries work great for many people, so you should consider starting one today in order to lose the most weight possible.

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Diet Tips to Use Every Day

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Real Life Diet Tips

This article will give you dieting tips you can use on a daily basis. These are everyday diet tips that will help you lose weight and that can be used in conjunction with any diet plan you are following. Well, here goes…

1. Be aware of everything that you put in your mouth. It is sometimes the little things that can add up the most. This means that the garnishes that you use, or the sauces you add to your food can mount up to a lot of extra calories. Sometimes these can add up to more calories than the actual food you are supposed to eat itself. Consider the whipped cream on a piece of pie, or the calorie-laden cheese sauce on broccoli.

2. Create a set eating pattern for your day and try to stick to your eating times as much as possible. Your body will get used to eating at a certain time and you won’t be as tempted to eat at other times.

3. Smaller meals eaten more frequently throughout the day are best. That way your body has time to digest each small portion of food you eat before you give it more to handle. Also, you will always feel full and be less tempted to eat things you shouldn’t.

4. Pay attention to what you are drinking. Tea and coffee may be harmless on their own, but when you add cream and sugar the calories mount up—especially if you have 3-4 cups a day. There are different theories about the effects of caffeine on dieting. One states that caffeine helps increase your metabolism. Another states that caffeine isn’t good for you and should not be included in your diet plans—that it actually works against other foods in helping you to lose weight. You may have to do your own research to decide which theory to believe. But in either case, stick to black coffee or tea without all the added cream and sugar. (Hint: try tea with just a squeeze of lemon for flavoring.)

5. Do not skip meals. Skipping meals (although you may think you are consuming fewer calories) can actually have the opposite effect when you are dieting. When you skip a meal your body’s metabolism slows down. Also you get too hungry and you are then apt to over-eat at your next meal, more than making up for the calories you may have thought you lost by skipping that meal.

6. Try to eat your larger meals in the morning or the middle of the day so that you have a chance to burn off the calories. When you have your large meal at supper, you tend to be not as active as during the day and may not have the time to burn off the required calories.

7. Exercise. Not everyone loves exercise, but it really is important to helping you lose weight. Your body needs to move to exert energy to use those calories that you have eaten. Find an exercise you like, even if it is just dancing around the living room, and do it every day. Remember that every movement can be considered exercise so even just twisting your body while brushing your teeth can count.

8. Treat yourself once a week. If dieting means punishment for you, then you need to treat yourself to overcome that feeling. This does not mean that it has to be a food treat (although it may be a small portion once a week). It could be a new clothing item, going out to a movie, or a night out with a friend. Just do something special to celebrate how good you have been on your diet.

9. Never skip breakfast, and try to have it within an hour of waking up. Your body needs to refuel after having that long stretch of time without food while you were sleeping. If you leave it too long, you become too hungry and may tend to overeat. As well, your body goes into a slower metabolism mode where it may thinks it needs to hold onto that fat to fuel itself.

10. About alcoholic beverages—avoid them if you can. Beer is especially high in calories. If you must have a drink try to stick to a dry wine with a low sugar content—and only one glass.

If you try to incorporate the above diet tips into your daily life, you are sure to achieve success in losing weight.

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